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Marriage Articles:

  • How to Jump-Start a Stalled Relationship
    Work deadlines, piles of laundry, and time-crunched schedules combined with the stress of dealing with conjugal differences can test even the strongest marriages. It's normal to wonder what happened to that initial loopy-in-love feeling. But before declaring "game over," read on to discover how you can jump-start a stalled relationship and build an unconditional love that will last.

  • 5 Keys to Settling Marital Conflict
    Marital squabbles and even ugly fights usually increase after children come along. The causes are painfully familiar to us all: sleep deprivation, little time for oneself, feeling let down, vicious cycles of finger-pointing, the in-laws, etc. etc. To solve these problems - and maintain an intact family in which to raise precious children - here are five key methods.

  • Becoming "Marriage Warriors"
    Hey guys! It's time to stop expecting your marriages to run on automatic. It's time to be relationship warriors and to commit yourselves 100% to creating an alive, powerful marriage!

  • Ten Steps to Happily Ever After
    Do you know what all happy and healthy marriages have in common? In every one of them you will find two people committed to making each other happy.

  • Happily (and Hot!) Ever After
    Just as there are physical rules of the universe—like gravity—there are also rules for love. Just as the right diet and exercise makes you physically healthy; doing the right things with your spouse will make your marriage healthy. It’s a simple cause and effect—like cooking with a recipe. Here’s a recipe for rekindling the spark between you and your spouse and “making” more love in your marriage.

  • Marriage Makeover ~ "Blunt as a spoon" advice for rekindling the fire by Linda Sharp
    Can you rediscover your marriage, fall back in love? In a single word: YES. In many words: It won't be easy, but the best things in life never are. It will be scary, but the upside is worth the risk. It will require commitment, but you made that promise the day you got married - just dust it off. Give it your all, give it all a try, and by your next anniversary dinner, those "newlyweds" just may be you.

  • Keep the Flame Burning by Jacquie Hale
    Is your relationship needing a little help? This article helps you avoid several actions that can dampen the Spirit of your beloved.

  • How to Have a Happy Marriage When You're Busy Being Parents
    by Elizabeth Pantley, Author of Kid Cooperation, Perfect Parenting and Hidden Messages

  • Five Money Issues Couples Must Never Fight Over by A. B. Jacobs
    Income and expenditures are at the heart of any partnership, family as well as business. There are five basic issues in which both spouses must be in firm accord. These represent the most prevalent omissions and commissions that lead to untold grief for many couples. Learn more from professional investor A.B. Jacobs.

  • One Magic Strategy for Your Relationship
    Whether you are in a happy time with your partner right now or experiencing stress, there is one powerful, easy strategy you can use by yourself to create a more pleasant atmosphere in your home, almost instantly! Learn more from author Susan Page.

  • Celebrate the Little Things
    by T. W. Winslow

  • Staying the Course
    by T.W. Winslow

  • How Can I Get My Partner to Change?
    How much energy do you spend trying to get what you want from your partner? Most conflict is stuck in power struggles that result from each person trying to control each other. When you stop your side of the power struggle and start to take care of yourself, the possibility arises for great change to occur.

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Love and Romance:

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Communication:

  • Everybody Loves Raymond But Hates His Parents
    While most of us cringe whenever Raymond's mother, Marie, manipulates everyone with guilt, we don't realize that Raymond is the one who allows her to have such a destructive effect on his marriage. If you are married to a "Raymond," then here are five things you can do to gain his loyalty.

  • Fighting Fair: Three Rules to Keep in Mind
    Shakespeare's oft-quoted line, "All's fair in love and war," may be true, but it shouldn't be interpreted as license to do whatever we feel like-at least not if having a happy marriage is our goal. If you want to be happily wed, you will need to establish and follow some basic ground rules for resolving your differences. We might call this Fighting Fair.

  • Apology Accepted
    By T. W. Winslow

  • Intimacy Through Communication
    By T.W. Winslow

  • Conflict Resolution
    How you handle conflict and what you do with the information learned during the conflict is directly related to the overall quality of your relationships ~ by Rinatta Paries

  • Leave Your Scorecard At The Door
    Before you reach for your scorecard to compare stats, try and think of all those things that your partner does for you and your relationship. T.W. Winslow shows you how.

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Valentine's Day and Other Holidays

  • Beyond Flowers
    How do you plan on saying "I love you" this Valentine's Day? Here are a few ideas to communicate, "I love you," on February 14th and on every day following. They are designed to touch the heart and the soul of your partner as well as those of your children.

  • It's Time to Get Your Flirt On
    February 13th through the 19th is National Flirting Week. With Valentine's Day at the very beginning of the week, imagine the week-long possibilities. Try a few of these pointers to steer your love-life back into the dangerously smokin' category.

  • Falling BACK in Love with Your Spouse
    A humorous look at love and parenting by Sanity Central's Linda Sharp

  • Rethinking Romance
    For women, February 14th is about champagne, dinner reservations, and satin sheets lined with rose petals. For men, it's mostly about staying out of the doghouse. Rethink Valentine's Day with Susie Michelle Cortright.

  • Fear and Loathing on Valentine's Day
    A man's humorous perspective of Valentine's Day by T.W. Winslow

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